ZSI discovers Piratula acuminata, a new wolf spider species, marking the genus' first record in India’s Sundarbans.

There are more than 2,000 wolf spider species, with body sizes ranging from less than one millimeter to 30 millimeters (.04 to 1.2 inches). Wolf spiders provide natural control of harmful insects.

In the Arctic, the wolf spider is a carnivorous beast. With climate change, biologists have discovered the spiders surprisingly shift their tastes, and in doing so, could have a cooling effect in ...